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Herb Baumeister Took Many Secrets to the Grave
One of them is the location of his trove of missing tapes, which some believe detail how his $1 million estate, Fox Hollow Farm, became his personal killing field.
Baumeister, believed to be one of Indiana’s most prolific serial killers, is the subject of a four-part true-crime documentary from ABC News Studios, The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer, available to stream on Hulu.
Herb Baumeister is suspected of killing at least 25 victims. (Indianapolis Police Department)
About 10,000 charred bones and bone fragments have been found on the 18-acre estate of the married father of three. Before Baumeister could be arrested in 1996, he was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a Canadian park at age 49.
Herb Baumeister brought his victims to his spacious and secluded home. He ultimately killed them and buried their remains. (ABC News Studios/Hulu)
According to the U.K.’s Daily Mail, Baumeister’s wife, Julie, said a large collection of tapes had gone missing from their home. The outlet also reported that Canadian police spotted a box of tapes in Baumeister’s vehicle days before his death.
The documentary details how investigators believe Baumeister may have filmed his victims with a secret camera hidden in an air vent in his basement.
INDIANA SERIAL KILLER MADE CONCERNING PURCHASE BEFORE BURYING 10,000 REMAINS AT HOME: FAMILY FRIEND
Fox Hollow Farm in Westfield, Ind., is the former home of Herb Baumeister, owner of the Sav-A-Lot shopping chain. The 1977 Tudor-style mansion is now owned by Rob Graves. (Michelle Pemberton/USA Today Network/Imagn)
"It’s not uncommon for serial killers to keep mementos or trinkets from victims," retired Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Det. Cary Milligan said in the docuseries. "Something to relive … the murders. … Inside the vent was big enough that a video camera could have been placed up there," Milligan explained.
Julie confirmed that Baumeister frequently videotaped activities around the house.
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